By Ubong Sampson – Uyo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has asked International Oil Companies (IOCs) exploring in Akwa Ibom state to consider relocating their head offices to Uyo, capital city of Akwa Ibom state.
Speaking recently, while commissioning a 21-storey building erected to the taste of high profile corporate industries, the vice president said the standard and taste of the facility and the peaceful nature of the oil-rich state was enough to cause the IOCs to consider having their corporate headquarters in the state.
Osibanjo who was in Akwa Ibom to commission some projects as part of activities marking the 34th anniversary of the state’s creation said, “with this development, the big players in corporate Nigeria and especially in the oil and gas industries should now find it entirely auspicious to relocate their administrative headquarters to Uyo.
“This Tower is a state-of-the-art building combining architectural beauty with the latest technology developed for smart and efficient workspaces.”
He also described the building as a catalyst for the private sector to leverage on the emerging real estate market by constructing more skyscrapers which he said, would be required as promoters and partners of several of the industrial projects in the state begin to require quality accommodation for their offices.
“I heard that various expressions of interest have already been received from the companies in the oil and gas, in banking and in all the various sectors of the economy.
“It gladdens my heart to know that the investment in the Dakkada Tower is already yielding returns. This will certainly boost the revenue of the state and open doors for further investment. There will also be new jobs created and the transfer of knowledge,” he added
Osinbajo who recalled visiting the state during her 30th and 32nd anniversary, also expressed pleasure with the efforts of the Governor Udom Emmanuel has done in his six years of stewardship as governor of the state especially with the industrialization agenda.
